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Like it or not, this is a common practice. I don’t always agree with Chris, but this feels like a clear hit piece.

Like it or not, this is a common practice. I don’t always agree with Chris, but this feels like a clear hit piece. https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7emkx/chris-dixon-a16z-read-write-own-nyt-bestseller

LOL this is peak dork behavior

baffling how it’s considered “newsworthy.” fret not my friends, scoob and the gang will get to the bottom of this historic mystery🙄

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Yeah exactly. I’ve always known publishers to do this and it doesn’t get a big write up like Chris Dixon’s book did.

I thought it was an open secret that the NYT best seller lists were all gamed - if not by outright bulk buying then by similar approaches like promising something in exchange for pre-orders. I suppose that straight up bulk buying your way to the top should be banned, but the whole list is gamed so... 🤷🏻‍♂️

much respect but many trad publishers have such a hostile approach to crypto